Join us for our monthly coding series, Coding & Cocktails. Women are invited to attend sessions to get an introduction to website building in a fun, laid-back atmosphere.

The command line is a powerful tool to have in your developer toolbox. We'll talk about what the command line is, what to use it for, how to use it, some common commands and get you some practice with support from our awesome mentors!

There will be lots of guidance and support for those with no coding experience so come join the fun! No coding experience necessary (we mean that!)

Come work on Python projects, get programming help, help others, and meet interesting people. We'll begin with brief introductions and an opportunity to talk about what we're each working on. We'll have members available to help beginning Python programmers with language basics and getting Python and related tools installed on their computers. We'll have plenty of time for more advanced topics, too.

Audience: Everyone! We'll have something for all Python experience levels.

If you've ever wanted to get into 3D printing, but don't quite know how to get started, then this is the class for you! 3D Printing & Design class, going on every other Saturday at Hammerspace. Learn how to design objects to be printed, as well as how to operate a 3D printer. No prior knowledge required.

Be sure to bring your laptop so you can get set up to get started on designing your first 3D creation.

FYI: There are two ONI 3D printer available to members of HammerSpace Workshop.

Harness the Power of the WIND! Join us for this all day class and build your very own DIY wind turbine. Designed to be constructed from simple parts, your simple wind turbine will generate small amounts of power, enough to charge a battery, and demonstrate the basic principles and components of wind power. During this all day class we'll talk about the basic principles and history of wind power, learn about the parts of a wind turbine, and work together in the Hammerspace workshop to each build our own turbines from parts. The finished turbines will have a blade diameter of ~24 inches and generate DC power output between 3 and 12 volts.

This is an all day class. We will meet from 10am to 12:30pm, break for lunch, then reconvene from 1:30pm to 2:00pm. If you are not a Hammerspace member, please arrive early so we can get you sorted out with a safety waiver. We will be using power tools like belt sanders, drills, bandsaws, etc.

Interested in helping the Kansas City area? Great! Whether or not you know how to code, you can help by joining us to work on civic hacking to create a better Kansas City and surrounding cities. Bring projects, ideas, designs, laptops, data, and friends.

First Mondays are "Pitch Nights," when we have a slot for new project pitches during kickoff; third Mondays are "Learn Nights," where we have community speakers on civic tech topics from 6:30-7:30pm.

Location: Plexpod Crossroads (formerly Think Big CoWorking) on the West side of the building.

Please RSVP so that we know how many snacks & drinks to bring.

Civic Heroes of all types welcome! This event is for coders and non-coders alike -- as long as you're interested in making government more transparent and building interesting things for our city, you're more than welcome!

Bring a laptop: If you intend on getting some hands-on hacking done (it's ok if you can't but it definitely helps to have one).

If you have something you'd like to work on or are excited about, please let us know via the meetup or at the hack night itself. We are growing our initiative and the energy comes from the community.

Code for KC is a program of KC Digital Drive, a local non-profit whose mission is to make Kansas City a digital leader by developing civic capacity to adapt to technology change. We are the local affiliate in Code for America's Brigade network.

Code for KC has a Code of Conduct! Please always be respectful and help us keep our events welcoming, positive, productive environments for everyone. Code For KC presenters and participants are held to this anti-harassment policy (http://codeforkc.org/hackkc-code-of-conduct).

This is a 3D Printer Build/Repair Clinic for those who need assistance building or repairing their 3D printer. Tom Newell, local inventor and distributor of ONI 3D printers will be walking you through the build or repair of your ONI 3D printer or any other brand of 3D printer you bring in with you. Spare parts for ONI printers will be on hand for sale during this clinic.

Every Thursday, the members of Hammerspace gather to socialize, network, and meet new members of the space. We welcome the community at large to come down during this time to explore the workshop, check out all of the tools, fabrication equipment and work space made available to HammerSpace members, and ask questions of our community of Hammerspace users.

There is a concession stand and kids playroom available, and the evening is always the origin point of new and amazing creative ideas.

Tours are led every 30 minutes for those curious about the tools and capabilities of the facility and staff. This is a free event, open to the public.

Jonathan Otsuka will lead us on a challenge to beat the house! He's created a Blackjack game in Elixir and our goal is to create/modify a client to try to beat the house, possibly using information provided by the dealer to make [more] "educated" decisions.

Welcome back IoT enthusiasts! The Kansas City Internet of Things Meetup is hosting their first meetup event of 2018 so we are thrill to promote for them. Time Series Analytics for Big Fast Data and IoT by Kx Systems

Kx is a leader in high-performance database technology. Our analytics software platform includes the fast time-series columnar database, kdb+, and integrated visualization tools for business users. For over two decades Kx has been the gold standard for performance at the top trading venues in the world, as well as in a broad spectrum of financial institutions, exchanges, and regulators. Today, we are building on that success, bringing our proven Big Data technology to new markets, like Retail, Space, IoT, and Manufacturing where an explosion in digitized operational data is transforming businesses and the world economy.

Learn how to use a relational, time-series, and columnar database as well as a tightly integrated query language capable of doing aggregations and consolidations on billions of streaming and real time historical records.

Case Study - SmartAxiom protecting IoT solutions from the edge to the cloud with Informix and blockchain technologies by Shawn Moe.

Shawn is the Chief Architect for Informix at HCL America, Inc. He is a software industry veteran with over 25 years of experience. He is an international speaker and a well-known technology leader in the Informix user community.

• Building secure IoT solutions with Informix and blockchain by Shawn Moe

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meetup. Please RSVP for this event and bring your fellow IoT enthusiasts too. This session is meant for everyone - noobs, tinkerers, developers, and entrepreneurs! Kx Systems will be sponsoring refreshments. See you all at the meetup!

Welcome back IoT enthusiasts! It's our first meetup event of 2018 and we are looking forward to seeing you all again.

Time Series Analytics for Big Fast Data and IoT by Kx Systems

Kx is a leader in high-performance database technology. Our analytics software platform includes the fast time-series columnar database, kdb+, and integrated visualization tools for business users. For over two decades Kx has been the gold standard for performance at the top trading venues in the world, as well as in a broad spectrum of financial institutions, exchanges, and regulators. Today, we are building on that success, bringing our proven Big Data technology to new markets, like Retail, Space, IoT, and Manufacturing where an explosion in digitized operational data is transforming businesses and the world economy.

Learn how to use a relational, time-series, and columnar database as well as a tightly integrated query language capable of doing aggregations and consolidations on billions of streaming and real time historical records.

Case Study - SmartAxiom protecting IoT solutions from the edge to the cloud with Informix and blockchain technologies by Shawn Moe.

Shawn is the Chief Architect for Informix at HCL America, Inc. He is a software industry veteran with over 25 years of experience. He is an international speaker and a well-known technology leader in the Informix user community.

• Building secure IoT solutions with Informix and blockchain by Shawn Moe

We look forward to seeing everyone at the meetup. Please RSVP for this event and bring your fellow IoT enthusiasts too. This session is meant for everyone - noobs, tinkerers, developers, and entrepreneurs!

Every Thursday, the members of Hammerspace gather to socialize, network, and meet new members of the space. We welcome the community at large to come down during this time to explore the workshop, check out all of the tools, fabrication equipment and work space made available to HammerSpace members, and ask questions of our community of Hammerspace users.

There is a concession stand and kids playroom available, and the evening is always the origin point of new and amazing creative ideas.

Tours are led every 30 minutes for those curious about the tools and capabilities of the facility and staff. This is a free event, open to the public.

**THIS IS A 2-PART, TWO DAY CLASS. FIRST PART SATURDAY, MARCH 3RD, 1:00PM-4:00PM. SECOND PART SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH, 1:00PM-6:00PM**

Every home demands a showpieces. A special piece of furniture with a story to tell. Our designer chairs look great while being a comfortable place to curl up with a good book. And the story of how you made it yourself will never fail to impress!

In this two day class, we will start with a set of Baltic Birch Plywood parts that have been precision cut on our CNC Router. We'll smooth the parts with sanders and handheld routers, then glue and assemble them into a chair! After the glue sets, we'll come back for a final sanding and surface finish to protect and seal your chair.

Your finished chair will be approximately 27 inches tall, 27 inches wide, and 30 inches deep. If you would like to check out the chair we'll be building ahead of time, please stop by the Hammerspace open house any Thursday night between 6pm and 9pm.

This is an class is an Intermediate level woodworking class. You will learn how to use each tool needed in the class, but we will expect you to have a basic level of comfortable around power tools. We will be using Sanders, Angle Grinders, Sandpaper, Chisels, Clamps, Router Tables, and Paint Sprayers.

Please wear closed toed shoes and clothes you are comfortable getting dirty in! This is a two day class. On Saturday we will meet from 1pm to 4pm for sanding and gluing. Then on Sunday we will meet from 1pm to 6pm for final sanding and finishing.

In this intermediate metal and glass working class we will be learning to bend and shape steel to make a hurricane lamp for your home or garden. We will use a MIG welder to assemble the pieces. Your hurricane lamp will be finished off with a hand cut glass wine bottle for the shade. Previous experience in our intro to welding class is recommended.

Please bring a wine bottle (or 2 or 3) that you would like to use for your shade. We will have some on hand to choose from as well, but you are welcome to bring your own. All other materials are provided.

Please register for the next (ISC)² Kansas City Chapter Meeting and plan to attend the first Wednesday of the month-March 7! Registering will help us plan accordingly for meeting space, chairs and refreshments.

Format: Round table, interactive discussion with security professionals from many different industries, tech companies and organizations, from upper management to operators who have many diverse experiences. We invite knowledgeable and expert members and guests to facilitate and keep the discussion moving along and on-task.

Facilitator:Andrew is a Technology Executive who has driven technical and security advantage for a variety of commercial and Government enterprises. He has built many of the world’s most secure systems (@Georgia Tech), designed leading information security programs following major breaches (@PwC), and is developing innovative solutions to seriously complex security problems (@Kudelski).

He is currently the Chief Technology Officer for Kudelski Security, a publicly traded global information security solutions firm, where he leads the company’s global innovation strategy with teams across US, Europe, and Asia. He is a subject matter expert in data governance, product security, IoT, and cloud transformation.

Prior to Kudelski, he served as the chief executive for the cyber security-focused R&D laboratory at the Georgia Tech Research Institute, a nationally-recognized defense R&D center affiliated with Georgia Tech. Significant past experience in Oil & Gas, Retail, Defense, and Financial Services. He has previously led security organizations in a variety of roles from CISO to GRC and Architecture.

He is a seasoned speaker on security topics at major industry events such as RSA, the World Economic Forum, Mobile World Congress, National Association of Broadcasters, Offshore Technology Conference, NASDAQ, the Technology Association of Georgia, and others. In addition, he also a regular contributor on newsworthy cyber security topics to media outlets.

TOPIC: As the number and diversity of devices within city and enterprise environments increases, security challenges are becoming more apparent. Just this past year, early Tornado warning systems in Dallas, Texas were compromised with a loud impact. Andrew Howard, CTO for Kudelski Security – a swiss solutions firm with over 500 million devices deployed on the Internet, will discuss the challenges and realities of securing individual devices and networks of IoT devices like those found in cities and larger enterprises. This talk will include examples of challenges, common mistakes, and practical solution ideas based on 20 years of experience building and managing heavily-attacked devices.

Come prepared with your experiences, questions, and your security concerns that you wish to bring before a host of like-minded security professionals.

Let us know if you would like to be added to the Chapter SSO speaker bank

Mission

The mission of (ISC)² Kansas City Chapter is to advance the Information Security Profession by leveraging our shared body of knowledge to better our communities, groom the next generation of security professionals by delivering solutions to real-world security problems and issues that our members face.

WELDING FOR EVERYONE! In the Welding for Everyone class, the instructor will cover basic welding techniques. A variety of useful welding methods will be demonstrated and then repeated by the students. Open to beginners as well as those who have prior experience. Please bring a long sleeved, preferably denim shirt with you to protect your arms. The class will introduce you to flux-core wire feed, MIG and ARC welding. For ages: 18-118 (All materials included) Seating is limited.

Well, today is the day. You've spent the last 4 months working on an API and today is the day it goes live. From unit tests to integration tests, you've put in the work and are confident the system will perform.

But... Are you sure? You haven't tested this under load yet. At what level of traffic will performance begin to degrade? What are the most expensive operations? When this thing breaks, how will it break? And what will break first? Are the thresholds for auto-scaling set up in a way that makes sense?

This is where Gatling (https://gatling.io/) can help out. In this talk, I'll cover the basic use of this tool and how you can integrate it into a PHP project. From filling out forms to uploading files, we'll cover the basic scenarios that can give you the confidence to deploy and run an app at scale - simple operations that verify an endpoint functions as well as complex scenarios that throw thousands of requests at your system. Additionally, I'll demonstrate how to vary traffic levels and request patterns to approximate actual production usage. Finally, we'll use New Relic to gain performance insights while the test scenario is running.

We understand Web Developers often come from all backgrounds, and many work in more languages than PHP. Whether you're curious and just starting out, dabble in PHP on the weekends, write custom PHP on a daily basis, work in a framework like Symfony, Zend Framework, Silex, Slim, Laravel, CakePHP or customize CMS products like WordPress, Drupal or Joomla; our goal is that you will find something new, useful and thought provoking.

Interested in giving a presentation to the group, or demoing something you're working on? Contact one of the organizers through Meetup or talk after a monthly meeting to sign up!

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2018 is shaping up to be the year machine learning gains widespread implementation as enterprises prepare for the future of artificial intelligence. Are you ready? Want to leverage your IT and data investments as you make the climb? Join us on February 27th at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time as IBM experts and industry leaders share a fast, scalable approach toward reimagining IT with machine learning. This one-hour special broadcast will take you through the steps to prepare for the big move, including demos on how to best collect, oranize, secure and analyze your data. Learn how machine learning will accelerate the journey to AI as it penetrates businesses and enterprise functions while it redefines entire industries.

You will also see demos of machine learning in leading-edge data and analytics products:- See how IBM infuses machine learning into the way it interacts with customers- See how you can securely train a model behind your firewall, then easily deploy on the cloud with one click- See futuristic technology that takes database performance to a new level- See how ML accelerates the process of classifying data while increasing its quality

This event is hosted in New York City, USA and will be broadcast at 1:00 pm Eastern Standard Time. If you cannot make this time, sign up for the calendar reminder to access the replay date and time.

The Kansas City Search Engine Marketing Association is dedicated to educating the local business community about the benefits of Search Engine Marketing and helping aspiring and existing SEMs advance their careers.

This month we're going to talk about Docksal (https://docksal.io/) and maybe some alternatives like Lando (https://docs.devwithlando.io/). Be sure to bring any questions or ideas you might have about local development (or anything Drupal related), should have plenty of time for Q&A.

This is a walk through and conversation of how to use Dependency Injection (DI) and Inversion of Control (IOC) to work with mocking objects when actual integration is not possible. We will also explore how DI and IOC assist isolation of objects for unit testing and how to extend testing to multiple concretions. Both .NET Framework 4 and Core 2 examples will be provided.